Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Thalasseus maximus
Author (Boddaert, 1783)
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 824142
Common Names English: Royal Tern
Spanish: Charrán real
French: Sterne royale
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Charadriiformes
          Family: Laridae
            Genus: Thalasseus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis
Subspecies: Thalasseus maximus maximus
Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN824142
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)1,047
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets30
Year1946 - 2019
Latitude4.71 - 41.68
Longitude-122.68 - -1.85
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